The Mixed Media Collection is an amalgam of works where materials, subject matter, usage and mediums are limitless. Ms Anthony considers these works her “Freedom Playground”.
Flag Series
The Flag Series
Oil Mono Prints
Monoprinting is a type of printmaking whose true origins are unknown but date back to the late 1400’s. Its unique process incorporates elements of painting and drawing, ensuring that no two prints are exactly alike and making editioning impossible. It is a form of printing on paper from a glass sheet to which oil paint has been applied creating a monotype. Once again becoming another avenue with which to experiment ,adding photography and collage techniques while creating one of a kind array of works.
Sculptures & Installations
Anthony is world-renowned for her courageous use of materials and by creating works that invoke controversial issues in today’s society. This is accentuated in her sculptures and installations which are her vehicle of activism. With limitless styles materials, unprecedented assertiveness and jarring compositions, Anthony is able to bring awareness to issues ranging from civil rights, climate change, prison reform and national identity.
Rendezvous Series
The Rendezvous Series is comprised of “conversations” between Leonor Anthony and Jean Michel Basquiat . These works highlight the artists’ significant commonalities which include culture, language influences and life experiences. These works are physically turbulent and instantaneously passionate, imitating the personal connection between the two.
Sounds of Freedom Book
Sounds of Freedom excerpt
James Baldwin
Sounds of Freedom excerpt
Miles Davis
Sounds of Freedom excerpt
Angela Davis
Sounds of Freedom excerpt
Jon Coltrane
Sounds of Freedom excerpt
Rosa Parks
Sounds of Freedom excerpt
Duke Ellington
The Making of Sounds of Freedom.
About Leonor
Leonor Anthony is a multidisciplinary artist based in Miami, Florida, with studios in The Hague, Netherlands and Brooklyn, New York. Born in Havana Cuba, she immigrated to the United States with her family as a young child. She is an accredited scholar, artist, photographer and published author. Anthony is world-renowned for her courageous use of materials and by creating works that invoke controversial issues in today’s society.
